The New China: Contemporary Life & Governance

this book introduces the reader to contemporary life and governance issues in china. It is especially directed at students and adult learners who want a basic understanding of the “new china” of the 21st century. More

chapter 1 provides an orientation that places china in a global comparative context, with special attention given to similarities/differences between china and the united states. chapter 2 explores china’s efforts to launch a “new” china on three different occasions--1911, 1949, and 1978. chapter 3 examines contemporary life in china, with a particular look at china’s “floating” population, also known as the “transit”population, estimated in 2010 at 220 million internal migrant workers that float in and out of urban regions (inland and coastal) that is not the place of their household registration (hukou system). chapter 4 introduces the reader to the changing face of government and governance in china, with a close look at hong kong and tibet. chapter 5 examines china’s vibrant economy, although various aspects of the economy are discussed throughout the book. chapter 6 explores china’s futures (yes, there may be more than one) with an eye toward what may be ahead, for better or worse.

Donald C. Menzel is emeritus professor of Public Administration, Northern Illinois University, past president of the American Society for Public Administration, and currently the President of Ethics Management International. He has published widely in the field of public administration with particular interest in ethics and local government management. Recent books include Ethics Management for Public Administrators: Leading and Building Organizations of Integrity (2012, Ethics Moments in Government: Cases and Controversies was published in 2010 by the Taylor & Francis group, and a co-edited volume, The State of Public Administration: Issues, Challenges, Opportunities, with Harvey White was published in 2011 by M.E. Sharpe. His book, Achieving Ethical Competence for Public Service Leadership (2013) was co-edited with Terry L. Cooper.